All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

[GopherGrit]

Dan is going off the rails trying to pretend, if not outright lie, that writers are saying something like "all blame lies with KAM, everyone else -- especially KOC -- is off the hook!" in order to fabricate justification to talk about something more juicy than what is actually there.

Pretty dishonest.

KAM was fired for the drafts, the failure of the 2025 FA signings, and general lack of work ethic and experience in being a GM. Nothing else there to be said.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Dan is going off the rails trying to pretend, if not outright lie, that writers are saying something like "all blame lies with KAM, everyone else -- especially KOC -- is off the hook!" in order to fabricate justification to talk about something more juicy than what is actually there.

Pretty dishonest.

KAM was fired for the drafts, the failure of the 2025 FA signings, and general lack of work ethic and experience in being a GM. Nothing else there to be said.

Dan has it correct. Kwesi cannot be both the decision maker for everything and at the same time spineless. Think about it while you are touching and then smoking grass.

 

[Ope3]

I came across this article yesterday and found it quite enjoyable and coalesced many of my thoughts about NFL owners. The Wilfs' aren't specifically mentioned (Woody Johnson, Jerry Jones, Dan Snyder, David Tepper get most of the print) and while Vikings' ownership has been stable since their arrival and they have been savvier PR-wise than the likes of Tepper and Johnson, a lot of your thoughts do align with the current ownership class--owning a NFL team is a cash cow and on field success is a secondary consideration.

It’s a little depressing that our beloved teams are but the playthings of unqualified billionaires. But then again, what in our American lives is not dependent on the whims of unqualified billionaires? At least with football, we can boo them.

That's it in a nutshell.

I'm guessing because the Wilfs are terminally mediocre they are not called out in the article. Whoopee.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Lewis’ article in the Athletic on 12 possible GMs

Who are the Vikings’ top GM candidates? 12 potential names to replace Kwesi Adofo-Mensah

The Vikings say they won't begin the official search for a new GM until after the draft. But some potential candidates have emerged.

www.nytimes.com